Nea Kios

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Nea Kios (Greek Νέα Κίος ( f sg ) ), is a Greek town on the Gulf of Argolis in the northeastern Peloponnese. Nea Kios in 1928 carved out of the territory of the municipality Argos as a rural community ( kinotita ), raised to the municipality ( dimos ) in 1997 and lost its independence with the incorporation in 2011 to the newly created municipality Argos - Mycenae, where it has since formed a district.

Location

Nea Kios is located at the northern end of the Gulf of Argolis, between the mouth of Erasinos and of Inachus. Argos is 6 km to the north, Nafplio about 6 km east of the coast. The nearest train station is Myli, where the railway line Kalamata - Tripoli - Argos - Corinth runs. The area of Nea Kios is completely surrounded by the much larger area of the northern municipality of Argos.

History

Nea Kios is displaced community as the historical continuation of the city of Kios in Asia Minor. Kios ( Gemlik today ) was on the Marmara Sea, had 20,000 inhabitants and was the seat of the Bishop of Nicaea. Nea Kios was founded in 1927 by refugees who had been displaced as a result of the Asia Minor catastrophe of Kios. It is the only independent refugee community in the Peloponnese. The resettlement of refugees in the sump area of the ancient Timenio was difficult and tedious.

Character

Today, Nea Kios is a quiet fishing resort in a convenient seaside location at a point situated at the mouth of the river Erasinos fishing harbor with some picturesque charm. Tourist he benefited from the nearby Nafplio, the nearby beaches on the Gulf of Argolis and - in addition to Mycenae and Epidaurus, the famous goal for the Argolid, also nearby attractions such as the Sanctuary Zoodohos Pigi in a cave near the village of Twentyone and pyramids between Twentyone and Elliniko.

Inglorious made ​​headlines Nea Kios in 2000 by pogrom -like riots against Roma living there.

Partnership

Nea Kios and the Rhineland-Palatinate community Meddersheim strive for a partnership.